The captains of Spain's men's national team condemned the “unacceptable behaviour” of soccer federation president Luis Rubiales in a show of support Monday for the women's World Cup-winning team.
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00:00 Players from the Spanish men's national football team have condemned the behaviour of Federation
00:07 president Luis Rubiales as unacceptable. At their training session ahead of upcoming Euro
00:12 2024 qualifiers against Georgia and Cyprus, the team's captain read out a statement.
00:17 "We want to reject what we consider unacceptable behaviour by Mr Rubiales, who has not been
00:26 in the position he represents. We stand firm and clear on the values that sport represents.
00:33 Spanish football must be a motor of respect, inspiration, equality and diversity. It must
00:40 set an example in its conduct, both on and off the pitch."
00:45 Federation president Rubiales has been condemned widely across the game for kissing Spanish
00:49 forward Jenny Hermoso without her consent. FIFA has suspended him for 90 days, but Rubiales
00:56 has repeatedly refused to resign over the kiss.
00:59 There have been rallies in support of the player Jenny Hermoso. The latest was in Barcelona,
01:05 with protesters flying purple flags representing the feminist movement in Spain.
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